VH-PTL  Bell 47-G3                                                (c/n  6651)

                                    

                                         This was originally VH-FJP of Textron Pacific Pty Ltd of Brisbane, first registered in Australia
                                         in September 1967. .  It was sent to PNG in 1975 for a year and became P2-FJP.   Returning
                                         to Oz it reverted to VH-FJP and remained as such until 2007 when it was reregistered VH-SID.
                                         In 2009 it became VH-PTL.  It is now used at Redcliffe, Qld for training purposes
                                      .  Ian Mcdonell saw this ancient chopper there in 2017 performing hovering lessons on a some-
                                         what dodgy windy day..